Bridging the Gap? The Gender Pay Gap as a Persistent Obstacle for the EU
Ever since the 1957 Treaty of Rome, equal pay for equal work has been one of the key objectives and foundational principles of the...
Damned to be the “City of Spies” – How Vienna became a Hub for...
Walking through the streets of Vienna, Austria’s capital city, one is constantly reminded of its historical and cultural significance. From the opera houses to...
Offshoring of the Asylum Processing – The EU and the Italo-Albanian Migration Agreement
On Wednesday, 16 October, 2024, an Italian Navy vessel carrying sixteen migrants of Egyptian and Bangladeshi origins arrived at the Albanian port of Shëngjin,...
Women and War – A Perspective
"Ready, aim, fire!" shouts a resolute female voice, followed by the sharp crack of gunshots. This is a scene from a Swiss news report...
A Fight for a Democratic Europe: Belarus in Captivity Between East and West
As the 2024 European Union (EU) elections approach, questions and aspirations arise about the future of the Union in the context of war in...
A Europe-First Defense
Since the end of the Second World War, Europe’s progress towards ever-closer integration has manifested itself in an ecosystem of multilateral organizations. The European...
Drowning in the Fifth Wave: the Connection Between Right-Wing Extremism and Organized Crime in...
The looming fifth wave of terror carries the potential for greater lethality, enhanced organization, and a larger scale than waves preceding it. The reason...
Visegrad Four in Flux: Navigating Political Shifts and Regional Dynamics in Central and Eastern...
The geopolitical influence of Central and Eastern European nations has been on a steady ascent since the outbreak of a full-scale Russian invasion of...
EU’s Unlikely Strategic Autonomy: Macron and his 1,89 Percent
In an interview with POLITICO, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the need for Europe to decrease its reliance on the United States (US) and...
United No Longer? Why Scotland is Reconsidering its Role in the UK
Since Brexit took effect in 2020, the United Kingdom has gone through crisis after crisis. The island nation has notably gone through a recent...
